This is part of a search for the ancestry of our immigrant patriarch Doak, whose identity is not clear
Can anyone suggest where we might look for related lines using Y-DNA ?
We have identified Kinallen, Co Down, and the current Ulster rugby coach for 'targetting' and are signed up with the Doig DNA project but the latter only tests 12 of the possible 111 markers
We strongly recommend 37 markers and have 36 of those clearly quantified back to our common ancestor, the unclear immigrant patriarch Doak (or variant spelling)
He could have been Robert, who arrived at Boston late in 1718, or James, who in 1729 signed a petition which led to the creation of Lancaster Co, PA ... but, alas, Marmaduke seems unlikely !
We are, however, very clear that he immigrated from Ulster and that he was an Ulster Scot
I was born in England 60 years ago to American parents and have been mostly stuck with American cousins to work with for 15 years
It's time for Ulster to chip in, so if you know any possible male Doak DNA test subjects, or can suggest where we might look for some, please do not be backward about coming forward - we have got stuck in Pennsylvania in the 1720s and need to bypass that impasse
Best wishes
Ralph Doak
x4gtgdson of 'Immigrant John' Doak, an uncle of Reverend Samuel Doak (b 1749, Augusta Co, VA) ... but I have lived in County Cork since 1979
